Description

Itemized receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co. to Beatrix Farrand, October 5, 1942 for the cost of shipping 1 case of garden bulbs to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. The bulbs from Oregon Bulb Farms, Gresham, OR were first sent to Philadelphia, PA then transferred for transport to Washington, D.C.

Carbon copy is not an exact match to original, but almost identical information included. Both original and carbon copy marked as paid. The stamped date of Aug. 1941 crossed out; hand written date of Oct. 19, 1942 with accompanying signature in ink added.

Carbon copy has number "395" written in upper right corner.

Title created by cataloger.

Subjects

receipts (financial records)

invoices

bulbs (plants)

flowers (plants)

shipping

railroads (infrastructure)

Bryce, James

Dumbarton Oaks

Dumbarton Oaks Gardens (Washington, D.C.)

Collection

Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives

Repository

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, Rare Book Collection

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington (D.C.)

Accession number

C2:Wm. J. Jones & Co. 1942.10.05

Alternative title

Itemized receipt from Wm. J. Jones & Co. to Beatrix Farrand, October 5, 1942 for cost of shipping of 1 case of garden bulbs to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C.